The Desert is the most prominent feature of the Arabian Peninsula of which Saudi Arabia is the largest country. Considerably, deserts of Saudi Arabia is more than half the area of complete Saudi Arabia. The country has three major deserts. Rub’ al Khali (The Empty Quarter) extends over much of the southeast and beyond the …
Splendid Arabia travel & trekking videos Dakar Rally 2020 In Search of Mystery Valley Off-roading, Tekking & Exploring the Desert Wilderness Clouds on the Way
Tayma or Tema is located in the northwestern Saudi Arabia, 400 km north of Madinah and 260 km southeast of Tabuk. Evidences from the excavations of the city of Tayma discloses its rich history from 8th century BC. Hadaj well, near Tayma city center, is considered one of the largest wells in the Arabia Peninsula. …
Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center (RICEC) is a well equipped modern exhibition center with innovative design and facility. It has an area of 189,000 square meters. The RICEC is under the control of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It has ample car parking facility, conference hall, support services, VIP reception lounge, business …
Makkah Al-Mukarramah, in the west of Saudi Arabia, is the holiest place of Muslims around the world along with Madinah Al Munawarah. Makkah is at a distance of 75 km from the port city of Jeddah (which is the largest city of the province), around 400 km from Madinah, and is at a distance of …
Located in the south of Saudi Arabia, The province of Najran borders with Yemen with its capital Najran. Throughout history, Najran has been an important point of contact between the north and west of Arabia and the Yemen. Najran is said to have 4000 years of agricultural background. Najran is 300 km south of Abha …
Dumat Al Jandal is an ancient city in history and appeared in the historical records of Assyrians. (Dumah was the sixth son of prophet Ishmael, son of Abraham, and is mentioned in Bible, Genesis (25:14). Dumat Al Jandal (or shortly called Dumah) is located in northwestern Saudi Arabia in the Al Jouf Province. It is …
Farasan Islands (Jaza’ir Farasan) is a group of 84 islands (archipelago), under the administration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the Red Sea with its main island of Farasan which is 50 km off coast of Jizan. The main town of the island is Farasan. A number of uninhabited islands serve as breeding sites …
Fossil hunting in Saudi Arabia. It may be quite amazing to know that the Najd region of Saudi Arabia, which is the most of Riyadh Area was underwater from 20 to 70 Million years ago. The water that regress and recessed during the period left abundant remnants of the marine life that lived the period. …
The Tuwaiq Escarpment forms a system of extensive canyons which cuts through the sandstone of Central Arabia. It starts from Buraydah in the north and extends around 1,000 km close to the northwestern edge of ‘Rub Al Khali’ (The Empty Quarter), south of As Sulayyil. Tuwaiq escarpments that crosses Makkah Road in Riyadh Tuwaiq escarpment …
